Summary
The constrained version optimizes the benchmark index with respect to volatility, offering investors an improvement over the benchmark.
The unconstrained version provides a strategy index that is minimized for volatility but not restricted to follow a specific benchmark too closely.
The STOXX Minimum Variance indices are designed in cooperation with Axioma, combining Axioma´s factor model know-how with the STOXX`s index creation and calculation expertise. The indices are available for different regions and countries worldwide.
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Top 10 Components
| SWISSCOM | Telecommunications | CH |
| BEIERSDORF | Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores | DE |
| UPM KYMMENE | Basic Resources | FI |
| TERNA | Utilities | IT |
| HENKEL PREF | Consumer Products and Services | DE |
| SGS | Industrial Goods and Services | CH |
| L'OREAL | Consumer Products and Services | FR |
| ESSILORLUXOTTICA | Health Care | FR |
| WOLTERS KLUWER | Media | NL |
| TESCO | Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores | GB |
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